Marvin
Another Froggy Evening
Release date: 1995-10-06
Plot: The short follows Michigan J. Frog through various historical eras, from prehistoric times to a futuristic space age, showing how his presence either influences or completely ruins the life of whoever finds him. In every segment, someone discovers the frog and tries to exploit his singing talent for personal gain, only to end up in disaster when the frog stubbornly refuses to perform in front of an audience.
Name and role: The story culminates with the arrival of Marvin the Martian, who interprets the frog's croaking as a cue to sing, leading to a one-of-a-kind duet in space featuring The Michigan Rag.
Trivia and other appearances: This marks the first and only historic appearance of Marvin alongside the singing frog. However, Michigan J. Frog has had other duets in his quirky career, including with Giovanni Jones and with Tweety and Hector in the Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries episodes "One Froggy Throat" and "Froggone It."
Release date: 1995-10-06
Plot: The short follows Michigan J. Frog through various historical eras, from prehistoric times to a futuristic space age, showing how his presence either influences or completely ruins the life of whoever finds him. In every segment, someone discovers the frog and tries to exploit his singing talent for personal gain, only to end up in disaster when the frog stubbornly refuses to perform in front of an audience.
Name and role: The story culminates with the arrival of Marvin the Martian, who interprets the frog's croaking as a cue to sing, leading to a one-of-a-kind duet in space featuring The Michigan Rag.
Trivia and other appearances: This marks the first and only historic appearance of Marvin alongside the singing frog. However, Michigan J. Frog has had other duets in his quirky career, including with Giovanni Jones and with Tweety and Hector in the Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries episodes "One Froggy Throat" and "Froggone It."
Marvin the Martian in the Third Dimension
Release date: 1996-06-29
Plot: Marvin the Martian, while scanning the universe for threats, intercepts a transmission from Earth. Unbeknownst to him, it's actually Daffy Duck, in full Duck Dodgers mode, rehearsing lines for a movie. Marvin, misinterpreting the monologue as a declaration of war, springs into action and teleports Daffy straight to Mars.
Name and role: In this short, Marvin not only unveils a new Martian gadget (the instant teleporter) which, true to Looney Tunes tradition, is never used again. But Our Martian also becomes the test subject for the franchise's first real experiment with 3D animation in a short. A bold move... that didn't really gain much traction afterward.
Trivia and other appearances: We can see a similar tech leap in Mission to Mars (2005), leading up to the musical shorts and Wile E. Coyote's CG adventures around 2010. And, of course, all of it paved the way, depending on how generous you're feeling, for the full 3D treatment in Space Jam: A New Legacy.
Release date: 1996-06-29
Plot: Marvin the Martian, while scanning the universe for threats, intercepts a transmission from Earth. Unbeknownst to him, it's actually Daffy Duck, in full Duck Dodgers mode, rehearsing lines for a movie. Marvin, misinterpreting the monologue as a declaration of war, springs into action and teleports Daffy straight to Mars.
Name and role: In this short, Marvin not only unveils a new Martian gadget (the instant teleporter) which, true to Looney Tunes tradition, is never used again. But Our Martian also becomes the test subject for the franchise's first real experiment with 3D animation in a short. A bold move... that didn't really gain much traction afterward.
Trivia and other appearances: We can see a similar tech leap in Mission to Mars (2005), leading up to the musical shorts and Wile E. Coyote's CG adventures around 2010. And, of course, all of it paved the way, depending on how generous you're feeling, for the full 3D treatment in Space Jam: A New Legacy.
Space Jam
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Marvin, Marvin, Marvin... Part of the Looney world, but also a proud space conqueror. What a moral dilemma! Whose side to take? Answer: neither. In this film, Marvin is the referee. And aside from blasting Sylvester in the chest, he stays completely neutral.
Trivia and other appearances: Marvin has an innate gift for the cameo, he slips effortlessly into nearly every film, whether it's a direct-to-video special or a full-blown theatrical release. Let's call it a gift.
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Marvin, Marvin, Marvin... Part of the Looney world, but also a proud space conqueror. What a moral dilemma! Whose side to take? Answer: neither. In this film, Marvin is the referee. And aside from blasting Sylvester in the chest, he stays completely neutral.
Trivia and other appearances: Marvin has an innate gift for the cameo, he slips effortlessly into nearly every film, whether it's a direct-to-video special or a full-blown theatrical release. Let's call it a gift.
Tweety's High Flying Adventure
Release date: 2000-02-29
Plot: In the same vein as The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries, here comes a charming little direct-to-video movie with Tweety in the spotlight. A globe-trotting adventure, reuniting with the rest of the Looney Tunes gang and staying one tiny step ahead of Sylvester and a whole slew of hungry cats of all shapes and sizes
Name and role: Marvin the Martian is incognito in the city, disguised as a human, until Sylvester hits him with a splash of mustard, causing his costume to fall off and his (still unexplainable) invasion plans to be revealed.
Quote: Oh, drat! You sabotaged my Manhattan Destruction Weapon with an inferior grade of Earth condiment!
Release date: 2000-02-29
Plot: In the same vein as The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries, here comes a charming little direct-to-video movie with Tweety in the spotlight. A globe-trotting adventure, reuniting with the rest of the Looney Tunes gang and staying one tiny step ahead of Sylvester and a whole slew of hungry cats of all shapes and sizes
Name and role: Marvin the Martian is incognito in the city, disguised as a human, until Sylvester hits him with a splash of mustard, causing his costume to fall off and his (still unexplainable) invasion plans to be revealed.
Quote: Oh, drat! You sabotaged my Manhattan Destruction Weapon with an inferior grade of Earth condiment!
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Release date: 2003-11-01
Plot: Daffy Duck, feeling overshadowed by Bugs Bunny, is fired from Warner Bros. and teams up with security guard DJ Drake. They embark on a globe-trotting adventure to rescue DJ's father and thwart the evil plans of the Acme Corporation's chairman, who seeks to use the Blue Monkey diamond to turn humans into monkeys.
Name and role: Marvin, in my humble opinion, Acme's deadliest operative, ropes Daffy and Bugs into a full-blown space chase. It's a literal starship car chase, culminating in an epic battle between bubble guns and laser carrots. Epic, you say? Damn right!
Release date: 2003-11-01
Plot: Daffy Duck, feeling overshadowed by Bugs Bunny, is fired from Warner Bros. and teams up with security guard DJ Drake. They embark on a globe-trotting adventure to rescue DJ's father and thwart the evil plans of the Acme Corporation's chairman, who seeks to use the Blue Monkey diamond to turn humans into monkeys.
Name and role: Marvin, in my humble opinion, Acme's deadliest operative, ropes Daffy and Bugs into a full-blown space chase. It's a literal starship car chase, culminating in an epic battle between bubble guns and laser carrots. Epic, you say? Damn right!
Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas
Release date: 2006-11-14
Plot: Daffy Duck is a greedy megastore owner who despises Christmas and mistreats his employees. On Christmas Eve, he's visited by the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future, who show him the error of his ways. After witnessing the impact of his actions, Daffy reforms, embraces the holiday spirit, and... Well I think you already heard about this story.
Name and role: Marvin is the token "foreign employee", an alien, literally. Daffy would deny E.T. a phone call, so of course Marvin doesn't get time off to visit Mars for the holidays.
Release date: 2006-11-14
Plot: Daffy Duck is a greedy megastore owner who despises Christmas and mistreats his employees. On Christmas Eve, he's visited by the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future, who show him the error of his ways. After witnessing the impact of his actions, Daffy reforms, embraces the holiday spirit, and... Well I think you already heard about this story.
Name and role: Marvin is the token "foreign employee", an alien, literally. Daffy would deny E.T. a phone call, so of course Marvin doesn't get time off to visit Mars for the holidays.
Looney Tunes: Rabbit Run
Release date: 2015-08-04
Plot: Lola Bunny, a perfume salesgirl, accidentally creates a fragrance that grants invisibility. This discovery propels her and taxi driver Bugs Bunny into a globe-trotting escapadeacross New York, Paris, and even Mars, they ultimately thwart Marvin's plan and return safely to Earth.
Name and role: Marvin the Martian has his usual plan, as simple as ever: he wants a clear view of Venus from Mars, but Earth keeps getting in the way. This time, instead of blowing it up, he just wants to make it completely invisible. Peaceful... in a catastrophic sort of way.
Release date: 2015-08-04
Plot: Lola Bunny, a perfume salesgirl, accidentally creates a fragrance that grants invisibility. This discovery propels her and taxi driver Bugs Bunny into a globe-trotting escapadeacross New York, Paris, and even Mars, they ultimately thwart Marvin's plan and return safely to Earth.
Name and role: Marvin the Martian has his usual plan, as simple as ever: he wants a clear view of Venus from Mars, but Earth keeps getting in the way. This time, instead of blowing it up, he just wants to make it completely invisible. Peaceful... in a catastrophic sort of way.
Commercial
Brand: Nike - Superfly 4
Release date: 2015-08-05
Name and role:
Blake Griffin is challenged to a basketball game by Marvin the Martian for the fate of Earth. But Marvin's clearly cheating: using a high-tech ball, rocket boots, and a squad of Instant Martians. Then Bugs shows up and gives Blake a new pair of shoes that let him jump all the way to the moon. The commercial ends with Marvin crashes on the remains of a planet, striking the iconic Nike pose.
Brand: Nike - Superfly 4
Release date: 2015-08-05
Name and role:
Blake Griffin is challenged to a basketball game by Marvin the Martian for the fate of Earth. But Marvin's clearly cheating: using a high-tech ball, rocket boots, and a squad of Instant Martians. Then Bugs shows up and gives Blake a new pair of shoes that let him jump all the way to the moon. The commercial ends with Marvin crashes on the remains of a planet, striking the iconic Nike pose.